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Thinking I would get back to converting Star Frontiers to GURPS...
I just noticed that the Yazirians get a bonus to their smarts stat.
Because the designer is racist and the "monkeys" are supposed to represent CENSOREDS.
Speaking as someone who's delved into twisting racist stereotypes into a gaming environment...
One does not make the race you hate smarter than the race you favor.
It's a lot easier to make a case of Orcs being blacks because they conform to the bigoted mold of being less than the good people.
It's a case that falls apart with virtually any scrutiny, which is why I had to twist it to conform to the racial mores of 19th century America rather than it being pre-made for me.
Making the traditional fantasy races fit the Victorian social strata isn't simple. It seems like it would be when you start, but it spirals out of control and makes some decisions more racist as others are locked in.
Ultimately, it ended up being unplayable and I lost my little statement against bigotry because I had to force fits that were just caricatures of caricatures.
While this stopped me, it's clear that it's not even slowing the people complaining about the Hadozee down.
Wait until they notice that, in Spelljammer, that Ithilid are very mercantile oriented while having misshapen noses...
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